Xref: utzoo misc.legal:4456 comp.sys.ibm.pc:14046 comp.sys.mac:14733 comp.sys.apple:5089 comp.sys.hp:673 Path: utzoo!mnetor!uunet!lll-winken!lll-tis!ames!ucsd!sdcsvax!ucsdhub!jack!nusdhub!rwhite From: rwhite@nusdhub.UUCP (Robert C. White Jr.) Newsgroups: misc.legal,comp.sys.ibm.pc,comp.sys.mac,comp.sys.apple,comp.sys.hp Subject: Re: Apple challenges MS-Windows, et.al. Message-ID: <1013@nusdhub.UUCP> Date: 2 Apr 88 00:42:25 GMT References: <5147@venera.isi.edu> Organization: National University, San Diego Lines: 39 in article <5147@venera.isi.edu>, raveling@vaxa.isi.edu (Paul Raveling) says: > > I'm aware of at least some of the legal precedents, but > believe that application to the look and feel of software > should be invalid and deserves more careful judicial review. In response to this entire Apple computer thing, I think the whole issue is a joke. If council for the defense had done a little invistigation they would have gotten off scott free. It would seem that the crucial point of plaintiffs case rested on the "trash can". The duplication of the aformentioned idea, combined with the concept of "dragging" opjects into said can was the crux of Apple's successful snatch at their compitition's profits. It would seem, however the idea did NOT first show it's ugly little head within the hallowed halls of Apple Computer Inc. Several years before the LISA fiasco, and it's ill gotten, though rather slick, resurection from the grave of miss priced oblivion [i.e. the Mac.] it seems there was an insignificant little company with an absurd name [ i.e. WANG Computers Inc. ] which produced a dedicated word processor whith a graphic representation of a certain common feature of many offices. This system wasn't very popular, and therefore didn't sell well, and decended into the depths of marketing hell, where it was promptly forgotten. It would seem that if a certain rediculously named corporation were to need a financial boost, [or if it's CEO decided to do something entertaining to break up the monotany of a borring fiscal quarter] it could take a certain body of precident developed by Apple Computer Inc. and drop it back in their lap like a dead skunk. Then again, probably not. In order for any of this to happen someone would have to do their homework. Cest' La Vie` Rob.